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I'm curious what the consensus is around Lustig and his work. He seems to have impeccable credentials in medicine and nutrition. He seems forthright with the science, but I don't have the requisite biochemistry skills to evaluate it myself.

I'm don't know if he's biased or just right. I'm happy to hear a refutation of his arguments.

For those unfamiliar, here's the talk the probably gave rise his noteriety: https://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM. It's long, but it's interesting.



the extremely poor quality of this study and the irresponsible PR campaign that has accompanied it is enough reason not to take him seriously.




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